Area new media outlets report Bald Head Island director of communications Karen Ellison confirmed the firings on Friday. Ellison didn't disclose the reason for the firings, saying village attorney Charles Baldwin had to review the information first. She was not available for additional comment.

Ellison said Bald Head Island has 21 officers within the department who are cross trained in firefighting, paramedics and law enforcement. The village's website says Bald Head Island merged its firefighter/paramedic and police departments in July 2009.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that a proposed agreement between world powers and Iran was "a bad deal" that would not stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons -- but would rather pave its way to getting lots of them and lea...